ABLC
top of page

Map to Book Place, 1608 Grant Avenue, Novato

​

Hours:

Tuesday-Saturday, 10-4 pm.

​

Donations accepted Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday

​

Phone:

415 209 0212

​

Our mailing address is:

​Friends of the Marin County Free Library

3501 Civic Center Drive, Suite 414

San Rafael, CA 94903

We are a nonprofit 501(c)3 group of volunteers dedicated to making our library system and its programs the best they can be.  Anyone who enjoys the pleasure of a good book or the myriad of benefits and services of the library should be a friend. Our non-profit tax ID is 23-7098721.  Our email address is: mcflFriends@gmail.com.

The Friends work with library staff to sponsor:

  • New! The Friends are proud to partner with First 5 Marin, the Marin County Office of Education others to bring The Dolly Parton Imagination Library to Marin children ages 0 to 5. Families must register their children.​

  • Entertainment, education, and connection for local communities through book clubs, lectures, storytimes, movie nights, and crafting classes.

  • Internet and technology access, computer literacy skills, and support for indifiduals, businesses, job seekers, and entrepreneurs.

  • Conversion clubs in Spanish and English for adults learners and bilingual sotrytimes for chldren.

  • Give away books for children to keep and cherish Last year over 1,500 new books were given to children in partnership with First 5 Marin.

  • On the Wall Art Lending programs.

  • The Shop at South Novato and the Lab at Marin City, with hands-on learning and acitvities for all ages.​

​

​

DPIL Marin County Logo.png

he 

The Dolly Parton Imagination Library launches in Marin

 

Children 0-5 can receive free monthly books in the mail, funded by Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, State of California, First 5 Marin, Marin County Office of Education and others.  Friends of the Marin County Free Library is the local program partner. In 2023, California passed legislation to match 50% of the local cost for all books for five years.

Since launching in 1995, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has become the preeminent early childhood book gifting program in the world. The Imagination Library mails more than 2 million high-quality, age-appropriate books each month to enrolled children from birth to age five. Dolly envisioned creating a lifelong love of reading and inspiring children to Dream More, Learn More, Care More, and Be More®. The program has been widely researched and results demonstrate the positive impact on early childhood development and literacy skills.

May at The Book Place
It’s a half off sale on all Non-Fiction! For a limited time; all categories of non-fiction are 1/2 off the regular low price. Choose from many different categories, like Art, History, Biographies, California History or True Adventure, to name just a few. Priced up special books, collectibles, and current releases are excluded. Sale runs through May 16; we may potentially extend the sale beyond that to end of month, if necessary.

Additionally, we’re slashing our Clearance Room items in half. We’re taking 1/2 off our $1.00 and $2.00 books. Many great books to be found, and a real treasure hunt.

 

May.tiff

The Board of the Friends of the Marin County Free Library focuses on programs and services for the entire County Library system. We also have Friends chapters at the five regional libraries (Civic Center, Corte Madera, Fairfax, Marin City, and the Novato Libraries). Our income is from sales at our used book store, the Book Place, and membership donations.  When you Join, you may designate your donation for your favorite branch, or give to the County Friends overall.  

bottom of page